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Not to let 17 year old dd go to this party?

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QualitySweet · 04/11/2019 17:58

Dd is just 17, year 12. The friendship groups have been shaken up a lot since the start of 6th form and she's been hanging out with some new people.

She wants to go to a house party, on a school night. She's never mentioned the friend who's birthday it is, but she says there's going to be a lot of people there. Drinking and stuff, usual teen party.

My reasoning for not wanting her to go is
-She's never mentioned the friend before, if she had I might feel differently
-The house is out in the sticks, she can't stay over and she's too scared to get an uber apparently so I'll have to stay up until stupid o'clock in the morning to go and get her, plus she'll be tired at school the next day
-She hasn't been doing too well at school, messing around in lessons, not doing homework, showing up late.

Aibu to say she can't go? I know she's 17 but I still think my house my rules.

OP posts:
Ginseng1 · 05/11/2019 00:15

No way school night. We live rural so understand & would give the lift home another night no bother tho (least u know where she's been, know she's not off her head & she's safe).

rainbowconfetti · 05/11/2019 00:22

I don't get the huge angst about a 17 year old going out on a school night. 17 year olds can manage a late night occasionally!

TheSandman · 05/11/2019 00:30

No way school night. We live rural so understand & would give the lift home another night no bother tho (least u know where she's been, know she's not off her head & she's safe).

Agree no way school night. This weekend DD1 (17) is off to a party which - unless someone invents a teleport device between now and then - is going to take her 8 hours and three buses to get to. 185 miles. No way am I picking her up and giving her a lift home.

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